Ondo guber poll: Political parties to sign peace accord Nov 8

All the political parties participating in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election will sign a Peace Accord on November 8.

National Peace Committee and the Independent National Electoral Commission, coordinated the initiative aimed at securing a peaceful election process.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this on Thursday in Abuja.

He said the Commission had identified potential flashpoints in Ondo and alerted security agencies for effective conflict mapping.

Speaking during the fourth quarterly meeting with Civil Society Organizations, Yakubu noted that INEC would conduct a final readiness assessment next week, involving stakeholders, officials, security agencies, and transport providers.

He also stated that the Permanent Voter’s Cards collection period concluded recently, with 64,273 out of 89,777 PVCs distributed—a collection rate of 71.6%.

Yakubu credited CSOs with helping to mobilize voters for card collection and indicated that INEC would publish cumulative PVC collection figures by polling unit on its website.

He expressed satisfaction with improvements in the voter accreditation process and result upload procedures, as well as enhancements in media and observer accreditations.